Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has lashed out at the United States during an unprecedented trip to Iraq. He is demanding that major powers leave the region. Ahmadinejad says the foreign presence in Iraq is an "insult to the regional nations and a humiliation."He says Iran believes "that the major powers who have come to the region from thousands of kilometers away should respect the will of nations and leave." Ahmadinejad says that's the best thing foreign powers can do for the area.
The hardline Iranian leader was speaking to reporters after meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on the last day of a two-day visit to Baghdad.
Iran's president visited a Shiite Muslim shrine early Monday, the final day of an unprecedented visit to Iraq during which he has tried to build ties with a once-hated neighbor while accusing the United States of spreading terrorism.
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